pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
right side; right-hand side
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
admiration; praise; laudation
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to be knocked about; to be tossed about; to be jostled; to experience hardships; to be sorely tried
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
turning sideways; landscape orientation
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone